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hunch (verb)

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  • hunch — ► VERB ▪ raise (one s shoulders) and bend the top of one s body forward. ► NOUN ▪ a feeling or guess based on intuition. ORIGIN originally meaning «push, shove»: of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • hunch — /hʌntʃ / (say hunch) verb (t) 1. to thrust out or up in a hump: to hunch one s back. –verb (i) Also, hunch up. 2. to walk, sit, or stand in a bent position. –noun 3. a hump. 4. Colloquial a premonition or suspicion. 5. a lump or thick piece.… …  

  • hunch forward — verb round one s back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward • Syn: ↑hunch, ↑hump, ↑hunch over • Derivationally related forms: ↑hump (for: ↑hump), ↑hunch ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • hunch over — verb round one s back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑hunch, ↑hump, ↑hunch forward • Derivationally related forms: ↑hump (for: ↑hump), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • hunch — originally (c.1500) a verb, to push, thrust, of unknown origin. Meaning raise or bend into a hump is 1670s. Perhaps a variant of bunch. The noun is attested from 1620s, originally a push, thrust. Figurative sense of hint, tip (a push toward a… …   Etymology dictionary

  • hunch — verb raise (one s shoulders) and bend the top of one s body forward. ↘sit or stand in such a position. noun 1》 a feeling or guess based on intuition. 2》 dialect a thick piece. Origin C15 (orig. in the sense push, shove ): of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • hunch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong (esp. AmE) VERB + HUNCH ▪ have ▪ I had a hunch that she was not telling the truth. ▪ act on, follow …   Collocations dictionary

  • hunch — [[t]hʌ̱ntʃ[/t]] hunches, hunching, hunched 1) N COUNT If you have a hunch about something, you are sure that it is correct or true, even though you do not have any proof. [INFORMAL] I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together... Then… …   English dictionary

  • hunch — 1 noun (C) a feeling that something is true or that something is happening, even though you have very little information about it: “How did you know that Campbell was a murderer?” “Oh, it was just a hunch.” | have a hunch (that): I had a hunch… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hunch — I UK [hʌntʃ] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms hunch : singular hunch plural hunches a feeling that something is true or will happen, although you do not know any definite facts about it II UK [hʌntʃ] / US verb… …   English dictionary

  • hunch — 1. noun a) A stooped or curled posture; a slouch. The old man walked with a hunch. b) A theory, idea, or guess …   Wiktionary

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